Keith989

Those concerns would've been justified though. The success of the 90s led to an obsession with the premier league and now the league of Ireland is booming, whilst Gaelic football attendances are in a steep decline.

NZ union fans make up tons of excuses as to why their teams play in half empty stadiums, only for the warriors to blow all those excuses out of the water. It's fun pulling them up on it.

Would people from NZ support any of the Aussie sides? Or do they only support the Warriors?

Do you mind explaining how this contributes to Australia's security and prosperity? I ask this genuinely as I know nothing of the situation over there. I also think a PNG team in the NRL is fantastic.

I'm not sure, I know that my club in 2B were offering perks such as cushy paid jobs to south Africans believe it or not. But you'd imagine most Leinster and Munster academy lads would end up in 1A or 1B.

But they get good deals with their AIL clubs, good job, apartment etc. They aren't just gonna leave that.

The Top 14 plays league games during internationals and the URC plays a little while internationals are on. I wouldn't necessarily see it as a good thing.

Why not have a mid season test and it could maybe be used to test depth in the squads? You wouldn't necessarily have to have all the NRL stars involved.

Scotland?

It's clear that the PI nations improve the more games they play. Bringing back mid season internationals is a must.

I don't know how they didn't get a 2nd try, so frustrating.

Incredible PNG!

Just woke up, were Tonga really good or were Aus poor?

Looks like NZ have this now.

Having domestic quotas for Tonga and Samoa would be completely ridiculous and needless. They are tiny impoverished nations, heritage teams is all they will ever be and that is completely fine, there's a big market there. Other nations like us (Ireland), Italy and Scotland can and should be held to a higher standard, as fully heritage sides does absolutely nothing for those nations. As has been proven time and time again.